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The government of Odisha initiated an investigation against the circulation of 'fake' COVID-19 medicines and decided to take legal action against the same.
COVID-19 vaccine: Odisha floats global tender to procure 3.8 crore doses
The selected bidder will have to deliver the first 75 lakh doses in 30 days from the date of the purchase order, and complete the supply of 3.8 crore vials in 120 days.
PTI | May 15, 2021 | Updated 20:55 IST
The state Cabinet had on May 10 approved the proposal to float a global tender for procurement of the COVID-19 vaccines.
In a bid to inoculate the state s entire population, the Odisha government has floated a global tender through an electronic platform to procure 3.8 crore doses of COVID vaccines, an official said Saturday.
Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd (OSMCL) invited bids from the world s leading vaccine manufacturers, he said.
CAG exposes chinks in procurement of drugs, medical consumables in Odisha
The CAG pointed out that the Government was unsuccessful in providing an unbroken supply of essential drugs to patients in public health institutions as per its own prescribed Essential Drugs List.
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BHUBANESWAR: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has exposed chinks in procurement of drugs and medical consumables by Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd (OSMCL), undue favouritism to suppliers, inordinate delay in tendering for drugs, medical equipment, and procurement at an unreasonable price.
The CAG has rapped the Health and Family Welfare Department for failing to monitor and pointed out that the Government was unsuccessful in providing an unbroken supply of essential drugs to patients in public health institutions as per its own prescribed Essential Drugs List.
Delhi-based firm denies COVID testing kits were defective, holds demonstration
The kits used for the live demo were from batch no CAG D-008 and D-014 which were earlier used for testing the samples collected from the VSSUT students.
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SAMBALPUR: In yet another turn of event in Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) Burla Covid outbreak, Delhi-based kit manufacturing company, Oscar Medicare Pvt Ltd has claimed that the test kits supplied for detection of Covid-19 were not defective.
To prove its point, the firm conducted a live demo of the kits in the presence of Covid nodal officer of VIMSAR, Burla Sudarshan Pothal and a team of laboratory technicians. The kits used for the live demo were from batch no CAG D-008 and D-014 which were earlier used for testing the samples collected from the VSSUT students.